Lake County, Oregon

Lake County has a population of 8,267 and has grown 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $219,500, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $62,787.

Home price
$219,500
Income
$62,787
Population
8,267
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$219,500county
Median gross rent$878county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198060.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,772(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,150county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$929county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,599county
Home insurance / yr$1,572(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living111.8(statewide)
Median household income$62,787county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate14.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.4%county
Unemployment rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.3%county
Share of workers employed by government27.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.1%county
Economic output per resident$58,191county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.71%county
Top state income tax9.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time13.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service122 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport503733county
Miles to nearest general aviation field17 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here5county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station68 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths60.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.9%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment1143county
Students per full-time teacher16.1county
Free lunch eligible68.5%(statewide)
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution69 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians48county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.9%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population8,267county
Land area in square miles8,139county
People per square mile of land1.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store30.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract33.8%county
Population change since 2020+0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age45.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.2%county
Share of households that are one person32.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.3%county
Second languages5.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls21.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents282county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in206county
Households that moved away212county
Average income of arriving households$43,311county
Average income of departing households$51,906county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year12county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature47.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation14.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.65 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing162 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days104 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 6county
Average first fall frostSep 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$136county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use1,160 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.5%county
Homes heated by propane10.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil23.0%county
Homes heated by wood25.8%county
Households with broadband74.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk37.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk20.2county
Landslide risk44.6county
Hail risk6.8county
Earthquake risk72.9county
Tornado risk2.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk24.3county
Winter weather risk77.2county
Strong wind risk1.1county
Wildfire risk89.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lake County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Oregon figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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